There is a wonderful old story about the best-known artist.Leonardo Da Vinci. When Leonardo was _________The Last Supper, it took him several years to complete it. He had decided to use live models for Christ（耶稣） and _________ of the twelve Apostles（使徒）. He chose the _________ for Christ first when he found a man who _________ both beauty and love on his face. As the years _________ , Leonardo completed all of the Apostles _________ Judas（犹大）. Finally, he found a man whose face seemed full of greed and evil. After he _________ painting the man as Judas, the man asked _________ Leonardo know who he was. When Leonardo said no, the man _________ loudly," I am the same man you painted years ago as the model for Christ."

Though this story is certainly not true, it does __________a spiritual（精神的）truth. No matter how old or young we are, the __________ can often show the condition of our deep heart. I have seen wrinkled（有皱纹的） faces that still sparkled（闪耀） with the __________ of angels when they smiled. I have also seen young faces __________ eyes as cold as ice.

The good news, __________, is that it is never too __________ to change our face and our heart, and fill our heart with love and let it shine through our eyes and actions.

With new term approaching, as a new teacher, I needed to find a reference book in our school library. Therefore, I went in search of the _______. Before leaving, I struck up a(n) _______ with her and then I was completely _______ by her experience.

During the winter break, she had gone by herself to Death Valley, a rarely visited desert. She just rented a car and packed up some simple equipment. All the way, she _______ saw another human being as she drove or _______. The photos she showed me _______ me from freezing New England to the brilliant sunshine of Death Valley, where she could appreciate the appealing landscape. But what really _______ me was how fearless this woman is. So weak is she that I used to think that she was _______ to step out of the comfort zone.

I asked her if she was _______ of being out in the vast wilderness alone and she said no ________. She even loved being alone surrounded by such incredible ________, seeking the meaning of life. Further talk revealed that her life has been ________. She was a young single mother with 2 kids and worked at odd jobs day and night to ________. To her credit, she obtained her degree in education and found a decent job.

Actually, our brief talk inspired me to lead a more ________ life and she taught me to see a person beyond the ________.

I am writing this the day before the mail containing the result of the university entrance exam reaches me. I am writing this with a determination that I will _________ and not let life pass me by. I am sure that I will become something, even if the envelope brings me _________ news.

The envelope will reach my _________ tomorrow and I am ready to bear with _________ and self-respect. I will not _________, unless they are tears of joy for saying good-bye to my childhood and welcoming in a _________ life-one that is mysterious(神秘的)and _________. It will teach me to grow and _________ why things are the way they are. It will filter out(过滤掉)all my _________ and let my self-worth increase.

I will be __________ in my battle and not let the bad news bring me down. I will tell myself that I am a talented person and that being __________ doesn’t necessarily mean that I have to be accepted into __________.

I will not listen to those who __________ that a university degree is the only way I will find as a means of __________ these days. I will tell myself that even if that envelope is small and includes a rejection, the person that they have __________   will carry on, because I must __________ to live my life the way I know how to.

I know who I am. I __________ who I am. And whether or not I am accepted into college, I will be true to myself and to __________ around me. I will not __________. I will only look forward and greet each day with a __________ anyway.